taḿ śambaraḥ kāma-rūpī
hṛtvā tokam anirdaśam
sa viditvātmanaḥ śatruḿ
prāsyodanvaty agād gṛham
tam -- Him; sambarah -- the demon Sambara; kama -- as he desired; rupi -- assuming forms; hritva -- stealing; tokam -- the child; anih-dasam -- not yet ten days old; sah -- he (Sambara); viditva -- recognizing; atmanah -- his own; satrum -- enemy; prasya -- throwing; udanvati -- into the sea; agat -- went; griham -- to his home.
The demon Sambara, who could assume any form he desired, kidnapped the infant before He was even ten days old. Understanding Pradyumna to be his enemy, Sambara threw Him into the sea and then returned home.
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti points out that according to the Vishnu Purana, Pradyumna was kidnapped on the sixth day after His birth.
